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Sunday, February 2, 2014

PDP founding member quits after 'fundamental disagreements'

Party members narked at Singh pre-empting party policies to media

FROM THE DESK OF

NIRMAL SINGH

SUVA, SUNDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2014

This morning I informed the
Interim President of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adi Sivia Qoro, of my
decision to resign from the Peoples Democratic Party and relinquish my position
as the founding member of the Party.

Since actions of this kind are always the
subject of rumors, gossip and speculation, it is only politically prudent to
make the reasons for this action known to the people of Fiji. My reason for resigning
from the party is based on a fundamental disagreement with several issues.

As you would have noted, there have been
several conflicting statements released from the party in recent times and this
does not augur well for the reputation, well-being and unity within the party. We
have been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons and this is affecting
PDP’s profile and credibility among our people.

I am dispensable – the party is
indispensable!

I must admit here that the
policies of the party expressed so far in the media were mostly articulated by
me and this has not gone down well with some founding members and this was done
in absence of party having any firmed up policies. I take responsibility for
uttering those policies and will leave up to my promise to the people to
deliver on those policies once I decide my political future.

I strongly believe that we have
to serve the people of Fiji and not one segment of the society, no matter who
was instrumental in forming the party. We must represent the interest of all
the people of our country.

For sake of unity in the party,
for the sake of consistency in the party and for the sake of the interest of
the people we serve it is important for me to step aside, which I am doing so
with immediate effect.

For my part, I intend to remain
politically active and continue to serve my country as a grassroots citizen.

We all
individually and collectively as the citizen owe it to our country, our people
and our future generations to serve in the national interest of Fiji.For me personally, I have been brought up by
my parents under extreme poverty and struggle.

Today we, as a family, have achieved a lot and I give all the credit to
my parents and my motherland and they have brought us to where we are today. My
parents have departed this world and it’s my moral responsibility to give back
to my land without any self-interest so that our children can have a better
future than us.

I have also spent seventeen years of my life
working for the greatest democracy in the world – The United States.I have been in the forefront of promoting US
Foreign Policy on Democracy, Human rights, freedom and rule of law.These values are very strongly engrained in
me.

I also strongly believe in the
rights and aspirations of our indigenous people and will work towards reforming
and strengthening their institutions.

I will continue to speak up on
issues important for our country and strive towards the goal of encouraging a
new generation of leaders to take the political leadership of this
country.

We, as a nation, are guilty of
what our nation has been going through since 1987. We collectively have to take
responsibility and we collectively have to address this situation.We need to move forward as a nation. Let’s
learn from the past events but let not even think about going to those days
again.

I will disclose my future
political plans in due course.I thank
the media, people of Fiji, political, community, business leaders for your
support and encouragement during my term as the member and spokesman for the
Peoples Democratic Party. I will continue to serve you with the best of my
ability.

I wish the Peoples Democratic
Party all the best in its future endeavours.

203 comments:

This is really funny. First of all the party has not really matured yet but has one President resign.2nd President was on verge of resignation but the Spokesperson got his ass sacked on January 20th. 3rd The word was out on January 20th about Nirmal being sacked, so what is the purpose of the resignation on Feb. 2nd? Is this just a simple face saving exercise? Nirmal you seem to setting a track record of getting sacked/ getting fired from jobs. Did this not happened to you with US Embassy? A pretty good track record!!!! What would you like to do when you grow up Nirmal?

Nirmal was right about a few things. For the sake of unity in the PDP, for the sake of consistency in the PDP, and for the sake of the people it claims to serve it WAS important for Nirmal to step aside.

Now maybe the PDP will stand for something more than crass political opportunism.

Now maybe the PDP will stand up and be counted against the tyranny now gripping our country.

Now maybe the PDP will close ranks with the UFDF to oppose treason.

Or, if not, now maybe the PDP will flame out completely. That would be a lost opportunity, but it would still be an improvement over what the PDP has been. At least we would be spared the incessant sniping at the NFP, the vacuous slogans like "Moving Fiji Forward", and the spectacle of a party openly collaborating with the illegal regime.

MTKhan,you are a real idiot,do you have anything in your fucken dumb head .How can you blame Qarase ad Rabuka for the access browing,when Bainimarama forcefully took over the Qarase government the total debt was only about one and half billion.Now it is over 6Billion..who should be blamed?

There is so much said about who should not be in the new Government....can C4.5 contributors suggest an acceptable line up for 2014 Elections so that we can engage with these people and persuade them to stand for the elections!!

Let's get serious rather than name calling and providing garb in this blog!!

My pick for 2014 Elections under a new party that will lead Fiji forward:

WE DONT NEED ARMY FART TO BE PM AND PARTY LEADERSARMY HAVE GIVEN US COUP AND MESSED FIJI UP.WE HAD BRAIN DRAIN 30% OF INDIANS HAVE MOVED OUT AND NOW ELITE FIJIANS ARE MOVING OVERSEAS TOO.SO ONLY WAY FORWARD IS TO BRING BACK 2 LEGAL PM TO JOIN FORCE AND KICK REGIME OUT IN ELECTION.WE NEED YOUNGER DPM TO BE TRAINED BY FORMER PM LQ/MPC TO TAKE OVER THE ROLE OF PM IN THE FUTURE.NO MORE ARMY GOONS .WE WANT DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM .ARMY LEADER DIDNT GIVE US ANYTHING GOOD.SO PISS OFF.GOD BLESSRAJESH

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (The National, Jan. 30, 2014) – An independent investigation has uncovered fraud involving more than a million kina at the Papua New Guinea Defence Force headquarters at Murray Barracks in Port Moresby.

The investigative audit report by a management consultancy firm alleges that two senior officers authorised unverified transactions from the Command Officers’ Mess Independence Ball (COMIB) account between October 2008 and February 2011.

The fraud amounted to more than K1.2 million [US$462,724].

The account was set up to cater for the Command Officers’ Mess annual independence ball.

According to documents sighted by The National, the report was commissioned by an officer of the Defence Force Commercial Support Programme.

The consultancy was asked to investigate the COMIB account with respect to compulsory fortnightly deductions of monies which were supposed to be deposited into the Defence Force commercial support trust account but were instead diverted and deposited into the COMIB account between October 2008 and February 2011.

The officer who commissioned the report, lodged a complaint at Boroko Police Station against the two officers on Monday.

Copies of the report were delivered to the Task Force Sweep, the police proceeds of crime unit, the Chief Secretary to the Government, the police fraud and anti-corruption squad last month and recently to the Ombudsman Commission.

The audit investigation began in November 2012. It examined bank records and interviewed a number of people.

The report claims there was diversion of funds to the COMIB account from which the two officers jointly and separately made withdrawals.

Military sources familiar with the investigation have called on the government, the investigating authorities, law enforcing agencies and Defence Force to get to the bottom of the allegations.

"This was money meant to meet the welfare of our troops who were at times fed sub-standard food because very senior people in responsible positions were siphoning it off for their own use," one source said.

"Such corrupt people should not hold public office because it would reflect badly on the integrity and reputation of the Defence Force.

"This fraud case is common knowledge among the military rank and file and we are angry about it.

"The government preaches a lot of fighting corruptions so it must act," the source said.

"This is a case which when details of the extent of the fraud are made public, will greatly embarrass the government and the Defence Force but action needs to be taken and taken immediately."

Rajesh why the fuck are you tryingto push that macafaka Mahendra Choro to the people of Fiji for?That macafaka is worser than you,Ithink? Stop trying to bring back the Chorro please? He might be goodelsewhere but never in Fiji?

Anon 3.23am, PDP will not "flame out completely" as you seem hope. It's NFP that has flamed out. NFP will get its arse kicked again in this election. NFP is the whipping boy of fiji elections, that's a proven fact. A dead party in all else but name.

Nirmala has only worked for American Embassy and has not lived in America to know the mechanics of American Political parties. If we get someone that has lived there and has a good knowledge will sure be a good idea. Should we start scouting for that person or recruit that person to return to Fiji and help us organize that sort of party? Your thoughts!!!

There is a dire need for a new political party which we the youths may feel comfortable with. Presently our voice is being suppressed by the older parties and even this 2 new party, PDP and the party to be announced by PM does not address our concern or our voice. We the Youths comprise of 44% of the vote. We would like to see a party formed which could meet us half way. Meaning that a party that honestly represent the total population of Fiji. People with egos such as Tupeni Baba, Nirmala Singh need not get involved with this proposed party.

Can someone from PDP please tell us which policies the PDP was not happy with? I have read all statements from PDP Spokesman and admire the party for those policies. I think PDP's profile and popularity is the reflection of its policies. I wonder what PDP will be without its spokesman. Only time will tell.

@Youth power you are right. Tupeni Baba is an arrogant dick. Good at talking only. Performance wise he is mediocre at best, both as an academic and as a politician. Tupeni Baba is an over-rated has-been. He can be SODELPA Party advisor, but definately not candidate, let alone leader. We need fresh blood and new ideas, not same old politics. If you listen to Tupeni Baba, he very much belongs to the past. Anyway, SODELPA will never make him leader. It will be suicidal. Party-hoppers like Tupeni Baba are bad news. PDP and SODELPA can form a good team to take on regime.February 3, 2014 at 12:28 PM

Anonymous said...There is so much said about who should not be in the new Government....can C4.5 contributors suggest an acceptable line up for 2014 Elections so that we can engage with these people and persuade them to stand for the elections!!

Let's get serious rather than name calling and providing garb in this blog!!

My pick for 2014 Elections under a new party that will lead Fiji forward:

The problem wid PDP is that gauri Aman Singh who takes young boys behind Sports City at night. He is da gay partner to Fix It Anothny son, da lawyer Anthony lmao! This gay smart arse has destroyed the party wid his dirty politics.

MT.Khan can you reply to my last comment because you are razing an issue which the people of Fiji should know..The impact of that issue will affect our current and our future generations so we need to throw out the facts of the issue for the people to know the current status of the government debts. This is a good issue for political debate because it will affect the people. And our generations to come .who should be blamed. This illegal regime has been running for 7 and going on the 8th years can we blame previous governments for the problems the current illegal regime has now created? If so Why, and how ?

It is quite apparent that none of the registered party or the regime is acceptable to the voters of Fiji. The voters are looking for a new party with some substance. The door is wide open. Some, anyone please come up with the answer to this problem. We will need someone that ha not been in Fiji Politics but has a good knowledge, and has good intentions for Fiji. This fella will sure get my vote.

The move by Bainimarama to do those small development is simply mapped out to buy the trust of those affected, However the damage has already been dome especially to the native Fijians. Nati9ve Fijian should not be blinded by those small renovations,road ugradings.dwelling duildings etc because the future of the native Fijian Race is almost negative, Land has been taken out to from the NLTB to the Government,Ourt right and previledge in our home land is taken out.Indegenious right is not recognised in Fiji. Our Chiefly system and the GCC has been abolished by the Baibnimnarama government and its fake constitution.Soon the Provincial council will be abolished the only forum where rural dwellers mostly native Fijian voice their griviences and needs in terms of developments. Scholarships that normally dished out by the FDB for the benefit of native Fijians is noi more all schoilarship wilol be dished out by the government on merit as said by the Bainimarama government Looking at all these, Native Fijian should realise that the door to the future success of our race and future genertation is fast closing. the omnly window that is open for us is the comming election Native Fijian shoud now stand together. We can not fight against the gun physically and we can noit afford to loose any precious lives but we can silent that gun throught the tip of our pen by voting for SODELPA so that we can win the election and change the fake constitution and take back what is rightly ours, get the GCC back in place,re- introduce the Qoliqoli bill.We cant afford to loose this election its a MUST win situation to stabilise our grip of being recoganized in our own country.I know that there so many7 Indian brothers who support oure course and they will backing us and we at the same time must also recoganise their existance with us and make sure that they also enjoy their lives in the country of their birth.PLEASE KAI VITI AND KAI IDIA WE MUST TAKE DOWN THE ILLEGAL REGIME SO THAT WE CAN LIVE FREELY AND EXERCISE OUR HUMAN RIGHTS TO CHOOSE WHAT IS GOOD FOR US INDINIDUALLY BUT NOT TO BE DICTARTED.

I ADMIRE THE CONTRIBUTION BY aNON BELOW: INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST---BELIEVE ME OR NOT------"IT WILL WORK FOR A SMALL ISLANDS WITH A SMALL ECONOMY"---------------

Land has been taken out to from the NLTB to the Government,Ourt right and previledge in our home land is taken out.Indegenious right is not recognised in Fiji. Our Chiefly system and the GCC has been abolished by the Baibnimnarama government and its fake constitution.Soon the Provincial council will be abolished the only forum where rural dwellers mostly native Fijian voice their griviences and needs in terms of developments. Scholarships that normally dished out by the FDB for the benefit of native Fijians is noi more all schoilarship wilol be dished out by the government on merit as said by the Bainimarama government Looking at all these, Native Fijian should realise that the door to the future success of our race and future genertation is fast closing. the omnly window that is open for us is the comming election Native Fijian shoud now stand together. We can not fight against the gun physically and we can noit afford to loose any precious lives but we can silent that gun throught the tip of our pen by voting for SODELPA so that we can win the election and change the fake constitution and take back what is rightly ours, get the GCC back in place,re- introduce the Qoliqoli bill.

Sa dina... after expelling the late Michael Green, former NZ High Commissioner to Fiji, regime key players go running back to NZ for advice!

No sense of shame.

Desperate tactics for the desperate clinging on to the hem of power.

It's equally unfortunate that certain itaukei (now residing abroad) do not help the situation by glossing over past wrongs by itaukei leadership. Only morons would try that - ostriches who helped to give Fiji, Dictator Bainimarama. Pls do Fiji a favour and stay away for good and out of our sight. Sega na isa.

An academic says Fiji will be hoping to get ideas for a leaner, more efficient public service from New Zealand following the visit of a top regime official to Wellington this week.

Fiji's newly appointed Ambassador-at-Large, Brigadier-General Iowane Naivalurua, has spent five days meeting officials from New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the State Services Commission.

Dr Steven Ratuva says the Bainimarama government has identified Brigadier-General Naivalurua as the right person to lead reforms as he has been successful bringing in change while head of Fiji's prison service and police.

But he says the Fiji-New Zealand government link-up has another purpose.

“Behind the reform agenda is really the bigger political notion of trying to re-engage and there's a chance for them to engage deeper not only in relation to public service reform but more so in the political and diplomatic relationship.

The things that the PDP had going for it -- and the only things -- were the fact that it was new, claimed a youth orientation, and portrayed itself as multicultural.

The main criticisms of the PDP can be gleaned from the comments above. It isn't taking any principled stands, hasn't joined with the UFDF, and is prone to masi polo with the regime.

If it's to be taken seriously, the PDP needs to recruit broadminded and youthful leaders. And it needs to stake courageous positions in support of human and civil rights, collective bargaining, and restoration of democracy and the rule of law.

SORRY TO BE OFF-TOPIC....I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE FIJI FIRE DEPT since a fire in Kinoya in the '90s when they forgot to bring water in their appliance and then they went to the beach to get seawater and then they got stuck there.

EVER SINCE THAT TIME 1990'S, THE FIJI FIRE DEPT HAS NEVER SAVED A SINGLE PROPERTY IT WAS CALLED TO.

RAIRAI SA LEVU TIKO GA NA GUNU YAQONA KEI NA VOLLEYBALL!

Fiji Times:

Warehouse goes up in flames

By REPEKA NASIKOTuesday, February 04, 2014

Update: 10:40PM A WAREHOUSE belonging to Courts Fiji Limited in Lautoka was completely destroyed by fire.

Fire fighters from the Lautoka and Nadi Fire stations were at the site trying to prevent the inferno from spreading to other buildings.

About 40 staff of Courts Fiji Ltd rushed from the burning building at around 10.30am when they started to notice fire smoke coming out of the rooms.

The PDP is a dying fish. Nirmal Singh gave the party some public profile and some political direction. With his departure and without a quick "public face" replacement the Party is nothing more than a gathering of anti-Mahendra Chaudhry former FLP members. Chaudhry will chew his former colleagues in any election and spit them out like tobacco juice. All Nirmal Singh needs to do is continue his campaiging as an independent. He has a better chance of being elected than Felix Anthony, Daniel Urai or Krishna Datt. The other guy, Sat Narayan, speaking on behalf of the PDP is a mere stooge... a nobody who has offered his services like a whore. The PDP may as well pack up now and save itself embarrassment at the polls.

this nirmal singh dickhead started off as a library assistant and because he was a landless peasent in Nadi US High Commission gave him same job.He had visions of high office and thought he was a political analyst there and urged US Ambassador to support Bai so he was sacked.Fool has no political record of fighting for something and is a political parasite ie a parasite without a cause and limited intelligence which is dangerous .....keep away from him as he has the black plague!!

These PDP are a bunch of dickheads who cannot even run a political party so how the fark can they run a country!!!SO USELESS WITH ZERO POWERBASE. ONLY SURE ORGANISATION IS SODELPA WITH VANUA & LOTU BACKING AND MAINLY LABOUR WHO SHOULD STRATEGISE WITH SDL.

Saw Kaiyums photo in paper with all indian photo in india talking about investing in fiji and basically using their money to gobble up land and minerals belonging to the kai viti etc!!!Question: The kai viti people are here and sitting on their lands so why are these foreign magaitinanas talking about our resources???

did FLP supporters elect mahen chaudhry to go overseas with begging bow in hand and ask for donations to enrich his family? I do not think so. Chaudhry family has become millionaire family by callously using FLP brand, name of poor people and coup victims to fill their own pockets. fucking harami chaudhry khandhan, the whole lot of them.

Asha Lakhan used to fuck mahen chaudhry when she was journalist at Fiji Times and write nice stories about him. She was the trendsetter for two other journalists, wainikiti waqa and margret wise, who fucked Rabuka. Asha Lakhan is FLP propagandist writing hypocritical, sanctimonious statements for her lund, mahen chaudhry, number on crook and dictator. Low down bitch Asha lives in a glass house and throws stones. can you believe it?

We need united force to beat regime party in election.People have to vote for united front so we dont lose the votes cast .All is number game now.Sodelpa and FLP have to be united to fight this election.No more fighting but United we stand .divided we fall.God give wisdom and courage to our leaders to win this election and give us democracy.Same goes to the voters .People been using my name and also abusing me thats fine bec its free speech and freedom.I am a sinner not saints .but love my country and god.god blessRajesh Singh

Anon @ 626 pmPls anon send the prove to all the media and prove it what you saying.I been reading about your comments but it matters nothing bec its a big fat lie.You remind me of Bai/Kai.Talk but no poves empty vessel.You dont have guts to write your real name and lamulamu and use anon shame on you my brother.dont cast stone if you dont have prove.god bless you my brother.I forgve you.Rajesh Singh

What has PDP done for Fiji?? Have they helped the poor anywhere??? All they have done is being a critique of everything that others have done. All they are doing is self praising and self promotion. All they have done is put up a few signboards for themselves and fought amongst themselves. Please PDP go do something useful to prove that you are what you say you will be. Have you visited the flooded areas and taken them some food??? No all you are doing PDP is beck erring within and outward. Your lawyer Aman is a homosexual and you think that is good role model for youths. Your female member Dyan king likes watching porn movies. Is that a sign o a stable mind and example to the youth???

anon 915pmStop all your lies and con job.I have donated more jersey than you can dream of you fool .Why dont you send prove to c4.5 and fiji media .seems like you are a con artist.Cant even put your name .

BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS!SAT NARAYAN, THE NEW GENERAL SECRETARY AND CLOWN OF PDP IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF SARASWATI MADALI, HIS DAUGHTER IS THE FINANCE MANAGER AND SON PROJECT MANAGER. NEPOTISM AND ALL IN THE FAMILY. GETS AUSAID GRANT AND USES FOR HIS PERSONAL USE. ALSO USES AUSAID VEHICLE FOR PDP CAMPAIGN. AND HE WANTS TO BE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE. THE MOST CORRUPT PERSON. HE IS A WOMANIZER AND BASHES UP HIS WIFE. ALSO KNOWN IN NAUSORI FOR SLEEPING WITH HIS FARM LABORERS WIFE. YOU WANT THIS MAN TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IN PARLIAMENT? ASK BIMAN CHAND. HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT THIS CORRUPT BASTARD. CASE FOR FICAC.

Nirmal Singh is worse than a Fijian nationalist. Have you ever heard him talking about Fijian rights. He will put Qarase to shame with his fight for Fijian supremacy. He will join SODELPA. I can bet my every cent! Kepa leader and Nirmal Singh deputy leader and these two will put Fiji 30 years back.

Latest, Professor satendra none-done is being mooted for vice-president after election by his big fan, aiyaz khaiyum. whether none-done will accept or not is another matter. In his recent writing he indicated he and his family were now fair dinkum aussies!

@ Prof Satenda Nandan for president, if he does become vice-president I am taking first flight out of fiji! Tell Saten Nandan not to come. please stay in Canberra. Imagine number of goats saved from chaser pot if saten doesn't come. .

When I was very young I used to hear this from people in my village. " If you want a U.S. Visa get in touch with Nirmal Singh at the American Embassy. He will arrange the visa for you for sure. You also need to take $5000 for the visa fees and give it to Nirmal. All will be Oky Doky". Some got it but many had their money washed down the drain. And now Nirmal wants to run Fiji's affairs.Watch this space to know about past affairs of other PDP officials. It will come in leaps and bounds soon. Start rolling in your beds... Each one of you will be exposed soon....The Messenger

There's a lot of hate on this site against Rajesh.But none of them put forward a good enough concrete reason as to why.IT JUST SHOWS THE STUPIDITY OF THESE PEOPLE.

I've been reading Rajesh's comments for the last 12 months and all that he says is Truth.

RAJESH IS MERELY POINTING OUT THE FACTS that anyone with a brain can easily verify.

Truth 1:Kaiyum is trying to BREAKDOWN FIJIAN CULTURE as much as he can by getting rid of Ministry of Fijian Affairs; getting rid of FAB scholarships;getting rid of Fijian Chiefs and their organisation.He will try and get rid of the Provincial Council too etc.He will give an excuse like "getting rid of Colonialist burden"

But this is the very thing that has helped Fijians to stay above water.

Truth 2:Kaiyum wants to wrest control of Fijian land from them.He will try to destroy NLTB.That is why he created the Land Bank....SO THAT THE FIJIANS CAN BECOME LANDLESS.

Truth 3:Kaiyum has put his Muslim relatives and friends in a position of power ...inorder to take over the Fijians.Nur Bano to control Finance.Aziz to control ArmyAli or his brother to control Communications via Telephones / News Media.Other Muslims now taking over FHL; Fiji Hardwood; FSC etc etc

Truth 4:Bainimarama has 2 problems.1) He has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and cannot think properly. (That is why the past American Ambassador said "A psychiatrist would have a field-day talking to this guy")That is why Bainimarama is Impulsive in his decisions eg give gumboots to school kids.Childish in his arguments.Has Zero foresight.Zero empathy. etc etc

2)He is selfish - ie thinks about himself only.This is why he did the Coup in the first place - to escape jail.

THE FUNNY THING IS THAT THE STUPID FIJIAN SOLDIERS STILL THINK THAT HE CARES ABOUT THEM.HE DOESNT!lol

KEMUNI NA SOTIA NI SA SOTIA ULUKAU QAI VAKALOLOLOMA NOMUNI BULA.

NA LEVU NI KOCOKOCO SA BUTOBUTO TU KINA NA NOMUNI RAI.

All Bainimarama cares about is himself and saving his arse from the gallows... AND THAT IS WHY HE PAYS YOU SOLDIERS WELL and THAT IS WHY HE PUT SOLDIERS IN POSITIONS OF CONTROL IN GOVERNMENT.

Even stupid Academics in Fiji and Overseas still believe him.lol.

AMAZING HOW STUPID and GULLIBLE, the ACADEMICS can be; even the great ones who can write Constitutions.

AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, BAINMARAMA AND KAIYUM ARE TREASONIST CRIMINIALS THAT DESERVE TO HANG IN SUKUNA PARK.

Nirmal Singh seems to me like another showman who should have had the sense to release press statements after talking with the party rather than shooting his mouth and later forcing the party to release another statement.

I dont care what people say about me.I will keep the fight for freedom and democracy.I have the guts to put my name not like others .I have helped FNRL/FIJIBATI/Naitaisi Rugby/Waiamnu/Global babas and players.We will form fiji rugby players and coaches association and also we will help Fiji Soccer players to do the same to form Fiji Football players and Coaches association.So we can get players and coaches paid as semi professional and join a Union.United force .I have more to offer to sports with my friends and contacts.god blessRajesh Singh

Ok since the voters registrationsis currently been carried out bythe illegal regime in Australia &New Zealand how about the othercountries like England, United States of America,Canada,Hong Kong, etc,etc? Anyway since theRegistration is concentrating itself on the Fijians, what aboutthe Fiji Indians,Fiji Chinese,Fijipart-Europeans, etc,etc?

Asha Lakhan used to fuck mahen chaudhry when she was journalist at Fiji Times and write nice stories about him. She was the trendsetter for two other journalists, wainikiti waqa and margret wise, who fucked Rabuka. Asha Lakhan is FLP propagandist writing hypocritical, sanctimonious statements for her lund, mahen chaudhry, number on crook and dictator. Low down bitch Asha lives in a glass house and throws stones. can you believe it?

Fiji Tattslotto is a fraud shop,operating as a business but is actually conning many who have tried their luck on the game.Recently a man who supposed to win some money was informed that his ticket and the numbers werent sent or downloaded onto the Australian Tattslotto computer so he lost out on $4 million dollars.These fucking australians are as usual conning the people of fiji.The Govt should close all the Tattslotto outlets in the country.How much have you lost playing the game not realising that they dont send your ticket and numbers to the main computer data base in Aussie.What a Rip Off!!!Shame on the staff of tattsloot yes taats loot shop for your fraudulent activities!!!

Rosi Doviverata on todays fiji sun sounds like she was campaigning for Ro Teimumu as Sodelpa leader.Her use of english makes it sound or read like a blog article.I always thought that she was intelligent but this proves otherwise.Arent you reporters supposed to be unbiased and have both sides of the issue covered.Can I teach you a little about reporting my dear?

Anon@1:41pm...Bhai why don't you just admit that you're pissed off at Rajesh, cause DA MAN was legally elected into the Fijian Parliamentby the Fijian People? You on theother hand-did not, and had to usetreasonous methods to illegallytake over Rajesh SDL democraticGovernment.You Bhai may have win the battle,but DA MAN Rajesh, he will definitely win the WAR? Since heis a compassionate person, he'sfrom Naitasiri-you know,he just may come to visit you in Naboronext year?

OMG we're almost into the second weeks of February, yet we've notheard who is been picked as theNew Commander of the RFMF? Also,since Bhai is planning to run forParliament in the up and coming election,What political Party ishe going to run in?Personally,ihave a very bad feeling about Bhai current shutting down? The last time he'd done this, wasduring Ghai's constitutional draftfiasco? Could the facan dick beplaning the same fiasco, since themoney flowing in,from donors has now already been used for Road repairs and bridge buildings, etc?

Sat Narayan - PDP General Sec A school dropout who was member of Waila hooligans who used to roam Nausori town in early 1970,s looking for girls and booze. Went to Australia, overstayed, got caught and spent time in Australian jail.Got deported joined fiji police force at 8 miles mobile unit. Suddenly becamerich(god knows how as u all know police salary)n bought freehold land in Sawani.More soon on how he became manager of Saraswati Mandali and $270000 Ausaid grant misuse n more...

Haven't read the new illegalconstitution,does anyone knowswhat it says about Fijians who have moved abroad whether they toocan run for parliament? It would be a good thing if this can happen? We could elect TevitaKaivikau(Woodward) as President;Rajesh Singh as PM;Rabuka as DPMRajesh Singh as Vice President too?

Is a hard choice for SODELPA management to decide whom to choose to lead the party. Rabuka is a multiracial and charismatic leader where as Ro Kepa is a nationalist leader. She was not an effective Minister of Education unlike Filipe Bole. Although she claims to be a christian but she committed adultery which is very christian. She is quite rich and all her children are educated at the expense of poor and gullible people. I would like Rabuka to become the leader as he will be able to handle the army.

Fijian people are so nice to the indians .We lease the land and prosper.Fijian share political seats in fiji with us and other races.Where in the world do indians had 19 reserved seats under 1997 constitution ?We fijian and indians have to be united to beat the taliban bai/khaiyum party in 2014 election.GCC/LOTU/VANUA /Indians will play major part to vote frank/khaiyum out.Every vote to frank will mean dictatorship and taliban rulers in fiji.I have good poor muslim friends .who all will vote for sodelpa.they hate khaiyum and bai and elite taliban crooks in fiji.Lets all be united and get democracy /freedom and gcc back in 2014.god blessRajesh Singh

Anonymous@ 5.26pm, Proff Satendra Pratap None -Done to lead Sodelpo, the goats in Fiji won't be too happy. Satendra None-done is the nemesis of all goats in Fiji given his insatiable appetite for goat curry. None-done's war cry is, 'khassi girao'!!

You have good points especially where Rabuka can handle the army after elections.

Yet Rabuka also committed adultery. So Ro Teimumu should not be disqualified because of her past sins, whether real or imagined.

Regardless of whether Ro Teimumu or Rabuka is elected Party Leader, the key issue for me is whether they can they control their ministers.

Qarase was a weak leader because he was not given timely advice on how to handle the military and when he took action he fumbled the ball. Qarase and Rabuka also were weak in doing little to confront or control the corruption of their ministers. If Rabuka was weak then what chance is there that this has changed? Same could be said for Ro Teimumu. Can she control her ministers even more so (and I hate to say this) when she is a woman and will rely even more on her traditional power and respect?An even bigger question is whether Ro Teimumu has sheer will to face down her senior leaders when they go rogue - a regular occurrence of the Mara, Rabuka and Qarase years. After all indigenous Fijian politics is at its heart very fractious.

In other words is she willing and able to handle the day-to-day bare-knuckle politics that is so rampant in Fijian politics? I would certainly concede though that she has never wavered in her opposition to VB.

Rajendra Chodory happy that he is called a Fijian is now trying to be a native. He is being gang banged by abo's in Australia. The good thing is he likes it so much up the Tati hole that he doesn't want to come away from that abo neighbourhood.

Let the board of Sodelpa decide whoever wins the election for leader must be chosen leader and the loser be chosen vice -captain.this will keep their support base intact as Rabuka has the blessings of the Tui Cakau so Cakaudrove is backing Rabuka and Ro Teimumu the Province of Rewa.Let the one who has the most ballots from the board be President and the other Vice Pres.This would be a most interesting elections ever,High Chiefs promising land control,mineral resource control against a Govt that promotes multi racialism,equal opportunity for all or an even playing field for rich and poor alike.

Ganesh Chand motu is another Labasian. He is mistreat staff and students at FNU with kanua mahen reddy. they are anti Fijian and anti muslim like Biman Prasad the third grade usp professor and media whore.

". . . against a govt that promotes multiculturalsm, equal opportunity for all or even playing field for rich and poor alike" -- oh yeah, what govt is that?

The govt I see doesn't even qualify as a govt. It's a gang of thieves led by the Fijian version of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It talks of multiculturalism but stocks its cabinet with ethnonationalists and fences off the military for indigenous Fijians only. It doesn't provide opportunity to anyone except relatives and cronies. And as for "even playing field", the honest referees all left the game years ago.

There won't be a real election. It will be phony, meaningless, or more likely just outright postponed, with the blame pinned on Australia, the US, or the opposition, as usual.

After eight years of this nonsense, why are some people still so stupid as to believe anything these liars are telling you? Just how gullible can you be?

A police statement released this morning, says police are warning members of the community, particularly high school and tertiary students to refrain from buying laptops from unidentified people.

Members of the public are urged to contact police on 919 or 917 if they have any information on people selling laptops on the streets.

THIS CASE SHOULDNT BE TOO HARD TO CRACK.

ALL THE LAPTOPS HAVE SERIAL NUMBERS AND DATEC HAVE THAT LIST.

PUT THE NUMBER OUT ON TV/NEWSPAPER AND VOILA, YOU CATCH THE THIEF.....UNLESS OF COURSE IF ITS AN INSIDE JOB FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES then police may have to think of other ways of retrieving the Serial Numbers and the laptops.

A MAN, aged 50, is in custody for allegedly indecently assaulting seven primary school girls aged between nine and 14 after luring them with cash in a village on Vanua Levu.

Acting police commander Northern SSP Fulori Rainibogi said, "again, parents please know who your children hang out with and what they do at home. This man has been in the iTaukei village for some time and we notice that all these alleged cases happened during that time."

The anti Christ Rajendra satan Chodory put up a video of a group of good Samaritans giving food out in Suva and claims it's all because of Bainimarama. Have a good look at the people and you see they have been there since His other father Mahendra Chodory was PM. The lady in Red, the sivisivi gang who hang around YWCA building were there from your maichod fathers time. And notice too that they all itaukei and have all the land in Fiji and villages to go to rather than roaming around Suva. get real Rajendra satan Chodory a.k.a the anti Christ. You heathen, uncircumcised idol Worshipper.

Yeah, talk about rapists and defilers, but they're just taking a page out of the Bainimarama playbook. The only difference is that Bainimarama is using your (tax) money to prostitute followers, instead of his own.

Zakia Dean and Saiyad fiasco at Fiji Development Bank has finally reached the ears of people or not . Seems as the regime take a dont give a fuck attitude towards the country and runs it its own way, so does the board and executive management with mr deve turing a blind eye. Its he turning a blind eye or is it that he is afraid of been sent home and the muslims will take power once again . Its has been contemplated that mr farud , of fijian holding faiz khan , saiyad , aslam khan and some other muslims will becum the new board of fdb and saiyad will become ceo outplacing nafitalai and his assisitant will be his masipolo tevita and his pa will be his waterfront masager zakia dean . So the AG has made his team once again in FDB prmotoing Ll muslims there. The fact about job promtions in fdb has been foiled and all covered whereas all is just evident.People and admisitrators mr p m wake up to all this . Military council where are ur guts now. Go check all account in fdb and how customers are victimised over irregularities in fdb. Also the legal manager will be getting the boot soon as a muslim is about to be appointed and poor salome will be shifted under the caroet with irregularites. This is how things run here And also some branch managers who are not fit enough to be in positions are there witout performances but still getting milage to promote fdb witout any credibilty. Some mangers are also rumoured to be harassing female staffs but are still in position becos the staffs cant complain against the bosses. Kip reading blog and more will be reveiled soon. A certain manager or mangers dont even have professional Approach and wears wateva he feels like to work and has puppets droping and doing his personal chores during working hours. We wil reveil him soon but after reading this management and fdb people should know who and who they are. Keep reading.

Former spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and aspiring candidate for this year’s General Election, Nirmal Singh, has promised to encourage the strategic realignment of the role and responsibilities of Fiji’s armed forces and move them away from domestic engagement to regional and international engagement.

In a statement released at noon today, the former Political & Public Affairs Specialist with the US Embassy said that he will give utmost priority to ensure that Fiji plays a strategic role in regional defense and security initiatives.

“I will encourage the elected government to immediately get into negotiations with Australia, New Zealand and the United States to pursue being part of the New Zealand, Australia and the United States Defense Treaty (ANZUS),” he said.

He went on to say, “Fiji should work in close cooperation with the United States Pacific Command to gain access to training and exchange programs for the officers of the Fiji Military Forces at The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and other prominent US Military institutions like US Naval War College and West Point Academy and seek similar placements of our officers in Australia, India, China and New Zealand defense institutes. It is very important to have regular joint exercises with our allied partners.”

“Our men and women in uniform have been deprived of these training programs and it has seriously affected the quality of our armed forces.”

He ended his statement saying that it is also important that the Fijian government and people should honour and care for the families of those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and world peace.

Nirmal Singh was a founding member and the spokesman of the newest political party, PDP, but stood down from that position last Sunday due to what he claims as “conflicting statements released from the party in recent times that did not augur well for the reputation, well-being and unity within the party”.

At last Nirmal Singh says something specific and sensible. Note that he first says "the ELECTED government". It would have to be a democratically elected government for the US sanctions to end. It's true that we need to restore joint exercises, and our armed forces are degrading for lack of the training the Americans once provided. That's one of the ways this unelected coup government has been an albatross around our neck. The domestic "engagement" (none dare call it treason) must end so that we can step up our game regionally and internationally.

Going to name his new political party? So much for his commitment to the PDP.

If Nirmal's new party includes Bainimarama, then he's an idiot, and his sensible statement becomes nonsense.

Fiji Sun Temumu or Rabuka by Rosi was the sourced from information given from within the SODELPA obviously by the most useless member Isikeli Komaisavai. Infact, he had been the source of information to Rosi giving not the party but his own personal grog altered views. My advice to you Isikeli Komaisavai is to try and do something worthwhile for your life and for your family. You are even 4 months behind in your rent payment. Your life is a joke. Do something worthwhile while you still can.

Warning signs as follows:1. No electoral decree;2. No Bainimarama party;3. PM office latest survey indicate Bai will be thrashed by SODELPA (he now realises he is being tricked by village fijians);4. it is now mid Feb;5. only 3 weeks from last day as Commander yet no successor announced.

My military thinking will be self survival strategy ie a crisis will be created and a state of emergeny declared where Martial Law will be declared and elections cancelled indefinitely.However, variables might result in an out of control situation resulting in general chaos and mayhem.

SODELPA should think carefully about picking Rabuka as leader or any senior official. If he was picked then you would have a coupmaker running against another coupmaker. SODELPA would look like hypocrites if and when it attacks VB for his coup while conveniently forgetting that its very leader was THE coupmaker. Just saying.

Anonymous 1:35 makes a good point. SODELPA cannot very well attack Bainimarama on the main issue -- his treason -- if coupster Rabuka is ots candidate.

Kua Ni Rere is right not to trust the Americans. The America we loved ended with the secret military coup at Dallas in November 1963.

But KNR is wrong otherwise. The Americans do have travel sanctions against Bainimarama and key supporters and a prohibition against military cooperation.

That prohibition has never extended to law enforcement cooperation, which the Australian Federal Police maintains, as well.

Also, as United Nations host, the Americans are required by international agreement to allow representatives of all member governments to come to the UN. That doesn't mean the Americans support Bainimarama any more than they supported Castro, Khruschev or Ahmadinejad.

This is widely known and understood. With all due respect, I recommend that Kua Ni Rere study his subjects more before blogging about them.

Ben Ryan is doing exactly what aCoach is supposed to do? If & whenhe sees favouritism on the part ofthe game refree he has to complainof it to the IRB executive Board!If you don't complains every Refrees are liable to pushed you around? They'll have a swollen head and thinks that they're Godhimself? I was totally pissed-off at the refree who was calling the game in Vegas 7 between the NZ VSFIJI? Both side players plays exactly the same way, yet everyoffside a Fijian player(s) make gets called, but when NZ players,made a similar mistakes, refree looks the other way! Get the filmand watch it? It's very frustrating to watch it, cause youjust know that he was favouring the NZ side? Both side commits thesame numbers of mistakes-but oneside got called,the other was not?See the scores 12-7-Fiji has the closest score against NZ in Vegas.Now we have Ben to thanks, for finally talking, to these dictators refrees? What were the former coaches afraid off? Ben Ryan isdoing the right thing in defendingour boys rights to be fairly treated like everyone else insidethat Rugby Fields?

Former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman Nirmal Singh is still consulting supporters and senior mentors on his next move.Mr Singh resigned from the party on Sunday, citing differences with party executives. Mr Singh had said that he would make his decision known yesterday.When contacted, he said he would make a decision soon.He was asked whether an option was joining Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama’s planned political party.“I want to make sure I have widespread consultations with all stakeholders to make sure I make a decision in their interest and that of Fiji,” he said.“I will advise you as soon as I am ready to make an announcement and this should be by mid next week. In the meantime I will continue to make statements on policies I believe in as an aspiring candidate.”

Trade unionists and National Federation Party members Pramod Rae and Attar Singh will decide on their candidacy after electoral laws for the 2014 General Election are released.Mr Rae said he had not decided yet on whether he would be a candidate in the General Election.He said it would depend on the views of the people.Mr Rae is the National Secretary of the Fiji Bank and Financial Sector Employees Union. He was also the General Secretary of the National Federation Party.“At present I have no official role in NFP because of the prohibitions imposed by the political parties decree,” he said yesterday.In recent times, however, Mr Rae and Mr Singh have been part of NFP party meetings and working committee meetings upon invitation from the party. They speak on current issues that members need to know.Mr Singh said the Bainimarama Government wrongly redefined his union position under the political party decree.“Consequently this prohibits me from playing any role in NFP while being a trade union leader. I have, however, spoken at NFP meetings upon invitation from the party and will continue to share my knowledge whenever so invited,” he said.“In the meantime I will continue to serve as the general secretary of FICTU and Communication, Mining and General Workers Union and as president of the Fiji Cane Growers Association.”Both said the release of the electoral laws would be a relevant factor before making a decision to stand.

Constrained“At present in my position as a trade union leader, I am constrained by restrictions under the draconian political parties decree as well as the prohibitions in 2013 Constitution,” Mr Rae said.

Electoral CommissionMr Rae said he was concerned at what he called the deathly silence from the new Electoral Commission.“The Electoral Commission members are extensively empowered by the 2013 Constitution and their appointment mandate is to conduct “free and fair elections,” he said.Mr Rae said the people wanted to see what the Electoral Commission was doing about creating an even playing field, ensuring all Fijians are able to exercise equal political rights.

Why not elect Rabuka to be President? Vote Bhai in as PrimeMinister for 4 to 5 years? ThrowKhaiyum in Prison and do the samewith Chodory? Pick Jai Ram Readyas Chief Justice & a Kaivalagi asAG.? WHAT DO YOU THINK? NO! why not?

Its amazing how a small amount of time on TV and newspapers can create a warped mentality of self importance when some one is a virtual fark all nobody in society with no support base of followers (ie Nirmal Singh).

Isn't it also amazing how Nirmal Singh can write one day that he is dispensable but the PDP is indispensable, and then the next he is talking about forming a party to compete against the PDP as "an aspiring candidate"?

The treachery of this bloke!

Wasn't some form of treachery also the reason behind his firing by the US embassy?

Nirmal Singh's continual flirting with the despot was apparently unsanctioned by the PDP and bringing it into disrepute. The party was right to jettison him. It should have reprimanded him early on, if it didn't.

It's now time for the PDP to openly rebuke both Nirmal Singh and Frank Bainimarama.

Nirmal Singh: “I will encourage the elected government to immediately get into negotiations with Australia, New Zealand and the United States to pursue being part of the New Zealand, Australia and the United States Defense Treaty (ANZUS)."06/02/20140 Comments

Nirmal Singh! There is NO ANZUS. New Zealand took itself out of the Alliance and the Treaty has been in indefinite coma since 1986, so WAKE UP!

This is the very reason this fucking arsehole traitor was kicked out of PDP....The very reason he was told by the PDP Executives to Fuck OFF!!

Kua Ni Ceke @10.06am, is Maichod your middle that your mother gave you asshole? I will tell Bainimarama not to cut down the vaivai tree in Sukuna park because that's where you hang out to wait for your mother Kua Ni Ceke Rere.

Seems to me that the AG Khaiyum isnot paying close attention to allhis decree? Obviously, the NFP hasalready broke the law in gettingthe Civil Service Union generalsecretary(Rajesh) to become one of their spokesman? The NFP isbreaking the electrol law whichforbid Union Executives from active participant?

They must firstresigned from their Union officialposition before they can activilyparticipate? I think that this asseole needs to be investigatedand enforced the law?

Got $270000 grant from Ausaid in name of Saraswati School to promote Bee farming and get experts to train some people in Nausori community to bee farm. After training each person was to get money to set up a beefarm. Nothing of the sort happenned. Put his son on the Project as Project Manager on hefty salary from the grant. Swindled all the money to buy land in Dilkusha from his brother to build a chicken farm for his family.Dumb Ausaid guys never followed up as to how the aid was used and who benefited. There are no bees and no farms.Now wants to run fiji's affairs.WHAT A SHAME!!!!!

Nirmal Singh was unceremoniously removed [sacked instantly] from the US Embassy by Ambassador Larry Dinger for passing highly "CLASSIFIED" correspondence/information between the Fiji US Embassy and Washington, to the ILLEGAL goons at the height of the 2006 takeover!!IF, he can betray his POWERFUL employer, can you imagine who else can he betray? He obviously does not know which side his proverbial bread has the butter!!Need I say more? You be the judge people!!

How can you be so dumb and careless Nirmal? Did you not realize at the time that being a LOCAL, you too was being watched/monitored by your employer, who is THE most powerful country in the world, and who has/have all the latest technology at their disposal to monitor all the THREATS to them?

A person who passes/relays "Classified" information to a third party is, by all intents purposes automatically becomes a THREAT, then, now and in the future!!Once you become a MOLE you remain a MOLE Nirmal!!

A person who passes/relays "Classified" information to a third party is, by all intents purposes automatically becomes a THREAT, then, now and in the future!!Once you become a MOLE you remain a MOLE Nirmal!!

Come, come Nirmal. How dare you say ' I have spent seventeen years of my life working for the greatest democracy in the world - the US."You go on to say that you were promoting the US Foreign Policy on democracy, freedom and rule of law.'These values are engrained in me", you further say.I ask you the simple question: "IF, you really was "Promoting the foreign policy on democracy, freedom and the rule of law', then how come you did exactly the opposite by betraying the "..the greatest democracy in the world.."How do you reconcile that?? We are not as gullible as you think Nirmal.I wish I could wish you the best, BUT unfortunately, the stakes are just far too high for us to believe you.

Hasn't some dickhead been saying that Nirmal Singh is with the CIA? Now we find out he was actually fired by the Americans because they caught him spying against them for the regime. So much for the stupid CIA accusation.

It seems the earlier blogger was right when he said Nirmal is a loser and a traitor. He wraps himself in the American flag, but in reality he's also been working against US interests.

FDB wats hapening it is still seen that zakia n saiyad now getting married to shut peoples mouth off. saiyad sed he will do the hourabkle thng n kip another wife as he is allowed to . so he will becum ceo soon deve tosso matareba tevita retire ass 7th day

Anon 6 Feb 2.31pmCEO FNPF and CEO FIRCA cannot run for SODELPA cause they are cowards and migrants from the islands. They have zero support base and you should go barachod with them for your stupid moronic suggestion

Nirmole was overheard at a cocktail party recently saying that THE reason that is driving him to get into Parliament is to "Fix those American imbeciles by pushing that we engage more with China and other communist countries""Sour grapes Nirmole at our expense? NO WAY MAN are we going to allow that to happen.